Sunday, December 31, 2017

New Years Eve Oahu

A  L  O  H  A !
Iolani Palace, Honolulu Link

"Maybe this year, we ought 
to walk through the rooms 
of our lives not looking 
for flaws, but looking 
for potential."     
Ellen Goodman







By Night. 
A demonstration of "electric light"
 was given by Thomas Edison 
at Iolani Palace, 
on the night of 
July 26, 1886. 










Old Pali Highway: Lovely, Lonely, Haunted

"If we opened our minds 
to enjoyment, we might
find tranquil pleasures spread 
about us on every side. 
We might live with the angels 
that visit us on every sunbeam, 
and sit with the fairies who 
wait on every flower."
         Samuel Smiles













"Drop the last year 
into the silent limbo 
of the past. 
Let it go, for 
it was imperfect, 
and thank God 
that it can go."     
       Brooks Atkinson




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Friend!
              Fondly, cloudia

Saturday, December 30, 2017

If You Know Where To Look

A  L  O  H  A !
 "Set wide the window, 
let me drink the day."
            Edith Wharton










California Scrub Jay

"Hear! hear!" screamed the jay 
from a neighboring tree, 
where I had heard a 
tittering for some time, 
"winter has a concentrated 
and nutty kernel, if you 
know where to look for it." 
              Henry David Thoreau






" Success is following 
the pattern of life 
one enjoys most. "
                       Al Capp






"In the sweetness of friendship 
let there be laughter, and 
sharing of pleasures. 
For in the dew of 
little things the heart finds 
its morning and is refreshed." 
                 Khalil Gibran








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Friday, December 29, 2017

Let's GO [to] Waikiki

A  L  O  H  A !
 Let's start with the 
first thing visitors know:
Diamond Head, and the Beach itself.
But there's SO much more!
After almost 30 years living there,
I have seen a lot of change, a
lot of things that seem eternal,
and lots being missed!
Like the sea turtles feeding 
in shallow surf, in 
plain view to nearby
visitors who never 
notice them.





"There are no record 
companies in Waikiki."
           Bruno Mars
[Local fellow,
played "Little Elvis"
in shows at the hotels
as a boy when I was
driving my taxi back
in the day. . . .
. . . . . . in Waikiki. . . ]






"Hawaii is paradise. 
It sounds cheesy to say it, 
but there's music 
in the air there."
            Bruno Mars



 While the visitors 
watch the sunset,
I always watched them. 
They count their 
Hawaii sunsets. 
I always figured
that there were many 
many more coming my way.

But life makes other 
plans sometimes,
and even happy change 
can give as well
as take. I plan on 
watching & photographing
each sunset of my 
visit home to 
Honolulu this Winter.

I'm not EXACTLY a snowbird,
since I was local for decades, 
buried family in the islands 
and saw others born. 

I'm going to see my Ohana [Link]
which includes dear friends
who are more bruddahs and sistahs.
I will listen to the clouds & sky, 
commune with the land,
the `Aina [Link]
the Sea and
BE among the 
people of Hawaii.

And I will eat at
Zippy's.
Zip Min [Link] Barack Obama's
favorite growing up!

Just for few days.
And both flights
of the round trip
will be homeward bound.
MOST CURIOUS!





Dusk in Waikiki is 
ALWAYS MAGIC.

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playing in my heart:



Mahalo FRIEND
for Hanging Out!
Warm Aloha,
                       cloudia

You can read about my early days in Waikiki
by reading my little Hawaii novel:
"Aloha Where You Like Go?"
Link

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Thursday, December 28, 2017

Happiness Can Grow

A  L  O  H  A !
"Happiness can grow 
from only a 
little contentment."
          Pygmy Proverb







"Life doesn’t have to be 
perfect to be wonderful."
        Annette Funicello



















"A good laugh is 
sunshine in the house."  
               William Makepeace Thackeray


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Wednesday, December 27, 2017

Your Mirror

A  L  O  H  A !
"Today is a new day... 
Make a pact with
 yourself to not be 
defined by your past." 
Steve Marboli 






"I learned to give not 
because I have much...
But because I know 
exactly how it feels 
to have nothing."
                     Unknown











"A loving person lives 
in a loving world. A 
hostile person lives 
in a hostile world. 
Everyone you meet 
is your mirror."
Ken Keyes Jr.











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Tuesday, December 26, 2017

Hawaii Photo of the Day

A  L  O  H  A !
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Green Ti - Red Ti - Torch Ginger

UnBox Blessing

 A  L  O  H  A !
Wishing You the 
Eye of the Eagle to 
soar above human 
defects and see truth







 Good Day To Get Out Of The Box [bring dogs]

The past is passed. 
Illusions evaporating. 
Change, the order of the day 
New relations percolating






'Boxy' Da Boxfish

"Just love others and 
you will worry less about 
what they think of you. 








Pixie IN a Box
We walk around 
fighting over our 
clashing illusions. 
Let's WAKE 
together instead! 



Happy Boxing Day!

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Friend!
                          Fondly, cloudia & pixie

Monday, December 25, 2017

Sunday, December 24, 2017

Hawaii Photo of the Day

A  L  O  H  A !
Christmas Aunties

Christmas in the Air

A  L  O  H  A !
 "May you have the 
gladness of Christmas 
which is hope; 
The spirit of Christmas 
which is peace; 
The heart of Christmas 
which is love."
             Ada V. Hendricks






 "Remember, if Christmas
 isn’t found in your heart, 
you won’t find it 
under a tree."
       Charlotte Carpenter








 "It is Christmas 
in the heart 
that puts Christmas 
in the air. "     
   W. T. Ellis









"It is Christmas every time 
you let God love others 
through you.     
          Mother Teresa



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Friend!
            Fondly, cloudia

Saturday, December 23, 2017

Handle Not Tangle

A  L  O  H  A !
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"Nothing we learn 
in this world 
is ever wasted."
       Eleanor Roosevelt










"Fall in love 
with someone 
who’s comfortable 
with your silence." 
            Clairabelle Ann

















You can handle 
What Is

But never 
tangle with 
What If.
          




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Friday, December 22, 2017

Oh YEAH!

A  L  O  H  A !
"Morning is nature's way of saying: 
Live life one more time, 
make a difference, 
touch one heart, 
encourage one mind 
and inspire one soul."
            Ash Sweeney 










"The less people know, 
the more stubbornly 
they know it.”  
      Osho









"We spend our days waiting 
for the ideal path to appear in
front of us but what we forget is
 that, paths are made by 
walking, not by waiting."
              Anonymous



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